Celebrities mourn celebrated humanitarian Edhi’s demise

July 9, 2016, 3:28 PM IST

Mumbai: Pakistani actors like Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan and Ali Zafar as well as Indian film celebrities like Anupam Kher on Saturday mourned the demise of Pakistan’s celebrated humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi.

Edhi, who was the Edhi Foundation’s Chairman, passed away on Friday night at a hospital in Karachi. He was 92. His funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon.

Edhi’s foundation supported thousands of needy people and children. He was conferred several national awards for his services to humanity.

Zafar, who has done a slew of Bollywood films like “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” and “Tere Bin Laden”, shared that he will always be amongst Edhi’s followers.

He tweeted: “Edhi was beyond Nobel prize. No prize could do justice to what he was. Rest in peace. Thank you sir. Edhi sahab. Words can’t define a person of your stature. You’ll always be amongst us and so will your contribution to humanity. Pray for us.”

Popular singer Adnan Sami, who is of Pakistani descent, was also sad over the news.